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B; L. BRYANT.

Extension Lamp Fixture. NO. 242,596. Patented June' 7,1881.-

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STATES ilNiTED PATENT OFFICE.

EDSON L. BRYANT, OF ANSONIA, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO WALLACE &

SONS, F SAME PLACE.

EXTENSION LAM P-FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N0. 242,596, dated June 7,1881. Application filed April 4, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDsoN L. BRYANT, of Ansonia, in the county of NewHaven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement inExtension Lamp-Fixtures; and I do hereby declare the following, whentaken in connection with the accompanying drawin gs and the letters ofreference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, and which said drawings constitute part of this Specification,and represent, iii-- Figure 1, side View; Fig. 2, section of thepulley-hanger, Figs.3, 4, and 5, detached views enlarged.

This invention relates to animprovemeutin that class of lamp-fixtureswhich are designed to be suspended from the ceiling, and so that thelamp may be drawn down and supported at different elevations, the shadebeing attached to the lampsupport, so as to move up and down with thelamp; and the invention consists, first, in the method of constructingthe pulley-hanger by which the lamp is suspended; and, second, in themethod of attach- 2 ing the lamp-support or harp and shadering together,as more fully hereinafter described.

The pulley-hanger A is composed of two or more thicknesses of sheetmetal, both of the same sh ape. The two parts are out from sheet metal,so as to form an eye or loop, a, by which to support the fixture, with abranch, I), to the right and left, each bent near its outer end so as toform a space between them, as at d, to

5 receive the pulley c,and brought together outside the pulley-recess,as shown in Fig. 2, the two parts being then secured together by rivets.By this construction the pulley-hanger can be made very much lighter andof more tasteful appearance than can be done of cast metal, (the usualoonstruction,)aud avoids the liability of the cast-metal hangers tobreakage. Being readily stamped from the sheet into shape, its cost islittle, if any, more than 4 5 the usual cast-metal hanger.

B is the lamp-support, or what is commonly called the harp. It is madefrom wire bent to form the rest C for the lamp-fouut D, and then, by anydesirable curve or shape, the two sides continue upward, theirextremities slit, as atf, Figs. 4 and 5, so as to pass onto a thin metallug, E, extending inward from the shadering, F, the lug constructed soas to take a bearing upon each side of the slit in the end of the harpB. The tip ends ot the harp are pierced, as at h, Fig. 3, to receive thechains 7, which extend up over the pulleys e, thence down to pulleys non the weight H, thence up and attached to the hanger, as at r. Theshade-ring rests in the slits in the two sides of the harp, and retainsthose two sides in their proper relative position to each other, as ifrigidly attached. The shade L is secured to the ring by the usual lugsat different points, and a screw, 8, opposite, in the usual manner. 6The shade-ring is made from sheet metal, the lugs E attached thereto byrivets, or otherwise. Thus the entire fixture is made from wroughtmetal, extremely light and tasteful in appearance, cheap inconstruction, and dura- 7c ble.

I claim-- 1. The pulley-hanger for extension lampfixtures, consisting oftwo thicknesses of sheet metal, each of the same shape and cut to form 7the eye or loop a, bent near their extreme ends to form a space, d, toreceive the pulleys e, and the two parts riveted or otherwise securedtogether, substantially as described.

2. The harp or lamp-support, constructed with a slit, f, at the upperends, and corresponding lugs on the shade-ring to enter said slits toretain the ends of the harp in their proper relative position andsupport the shadering, substantially as described.

EDSON L. BRYANT.

